WHO officially declares China malaria-free
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially granted China a malaria-free certification as a token of celebration of the country’s successful elimination of the disease after 70 years of its struggles against malaria. From 30 million malaria cases in the 1940s, China brought down that number over the last decades, to have finally achieved […]
Malaria: Bauchi govt spends N5m to fumigate metropolis
By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Bauchi state government has budgeted the sum of five million naira for the fumigation of Bauchi metropolis against disease vector that causes malaria. The Director-General of Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA), Ibrahim Kabir made the disclosure at a joint press conference with Bauchi State Agency for Control […]
Malaria gains threatened by access gaps, COVID-19, funding shortfalls — WHO
Calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria By Chioma Obinna A new World Malaria Report released on Monday by the World Health Organization, WHO has revealed that progress against malaria continues to plateau, particularly in high burden countries in Africa even as it states that gaps in access to life-saving tools are undermining global efforts […]
WHO warns that malaria fight has stalled
The World Health Organization has warned that progress in the fight against malaria appears to have stalled. In its annual report on the disease, the agency says the number of cases and deaths has remained largely unchanged in the past two years, in contrast to the dramatic falls seen since the turn of the century. […]
US supports malaria control in Benue with 3.6m ITNs
By Sola Ogundipe Benue state has received 3.6 million bed nets from the U.S. government, through the President’s Malaria Initiative, PMI, as part of a national campaign to provide enough nets for every Nigerian for protection from malaria. The donation comes less than a week after the US Agency for International Development, USAID, notified an […]
Eradication of malaria: ALGON endorses Ned Nwoko Malaria Eradication Project
Initiator of the Malaria Project, Prince Ned Nwoko was received by the National Leadership of Algon through representatives from the 6 geo-political zones, led by the National President Kolade David Alabi. Ned presented the malaria project and explained the activities so far and the need for a close partnership with ALGON and by extension the […]
